In Mike Mackay's crime thriller, The Scam at Old River, after a night of celebration, Jack Rhodes woke in the morning to a knock on the door. Debbie, an accountant, was the reason for the unwelcome visit; she had taken an incriminating file as an...

Paula Welch's action novel A River of Fortune is set in Friars Meadow, a small town in the county of Devon. Maggie Malloy, 27, loses her job at the Provincial Financial Solutions company when it closes its branch in the town. On a regular hike...

“That’s Cosmo whatta bird!” exclaims Cosmo, a funny, witty, adorable African Grey Parrot. Along with Betty Jean Craige, Cosmo’s human companion, our hearts also quadruple in size. Ruminations on a Parrot Named Cosmo is a compilation of essays based on Craige’s publications in a Sunday...

Love in Another Time: A Sardinian Saga by Lexa Dudley is a brilliantly plotted story that follows a grandmother’s adventure and the story of her granddaughter. It begins with Ellie Montford’s early years. Her parents are diplomats who are scarcely home, and when her school...

Farewell to Murder by Kimberly Griggs is the second book in the Deadly Paradise Mystery series. Mallory Hemingway was once a reporter but after a close encounter with a murderer and the breaking of her engagement, she decided to accept a job as caretaker of...

As soon as I saw there was a second Brody Cody book up for review I grabbed it. Brody Cody and the Haunted Vacation House by Toni Pike is another delightful tale. In the first book, poor Brody is faced with accepting a new mother,...

Women, We're Only Old Once by Bertha D. Cooper is the ultimate self-help guide to growing old gracefully. In this wonderfully dynamic book, the author throws out all the cliched ideas about what it means to grow old, replacing it with commonsense, inspirational ones that...

Cracks Of Light by John Charles Reedburg centers around the life of a young boy named Demetrius. He lives with his mother in a cramped two-bedroom apartment on the third floor of the Park Arms Apartment. Their lives are anything but ordinary, Demetrius’ mother is...

Marcela Benson’s Love, Peace, and Vegetables: Recipes for Conscious Living is an enticing, appetizing, and visually appealing cookbook that promotes healthy eating and the healing properties of a well-structured meal. This is a collection of 150 recipes that are conceived from the heart with the...

CP Can't Stop Me by Autumn Kinkade is a personal journal of the first 20 years of her life. This begins with her parents’ desperate desire to have children. After several years, her mom finally fell pregnant with twins. Her parents felt their dreams had...

In Finding Hope In The Afterlife by Joshua Louis based on his personal experiences, Joshua shares with you his incredible journey and personal experiences in the field of the paranormal. Growing up in a Catholic household in Connecticut, Joshua had an early connection to Jesus...

The Buds Are Calling by B. Coyne Davies takes us for a deep dive into the world of commercial cannabis production, for medical purposes. Ernie Kippett has been truly beaten down by life; he lost his house and his partner in the financial crisis of...

Ada and the Helpers by Travis D Peterson is a story about a clever little dancing fox who also happens to be deaf. Her parents get her “special ears with batteries” that she wears every day. These special ears are her helpers, and her parents...

Similar to the engaging people/story memes tied to one American city so immensely popular on Facebook, but more focused and thematic and international in scope, and with a lovely dose of personal artwork gracing each chapter, Walk in My Shoes by Cliff Hakim devotes itself...

Breaking the Chokehold: 7 Simple Steps to Bust into the Life and Business You Love by Doug Howorko is far from an inspirational book. While it motivates, it is written for readers who want to go beyond day-dreaming to producing results in business and in...

Tour of Insanity: Manifesto for Better Home Design by authors Kelly Mitchell and Matthew Zakutny is a non-fiction book mixed with humor along the way. It describes the birth and evolution of what surrounds us in the everyday lives that we lead, from bathrooms to...

The Aloha Spirit by Linda A. Ulleseit begins in 1922, with a heartbreaking opening line stating that seven-year-old Dolores is deemed useless by her father. He never said it to her directly, but this is what has been running through his mind. This is because...

The Couple’s Adventure – Over 200 Ideas to See, Hear, Taste, and Try in California is a work of non-fiction in the adventure, travel, and advice sub-genres, and was penned by Kvaala. The work is intended for couples to read and enjoy as they plan...

John Casey's Evolution is an espionage thriller that begins in Boston. Michael Dolan is an assistant professor at Boston University and a taekwondo instructor. He is rebuilding his life after very nearly losing it two years ago gathering intelligence for the CIA and successfully preventing...

In Betrayal in Blue: Mamba Mysteries by C. R. Downing, former police Lieutenant Phil Mamba, now a private detective, teams up with select sources to create a list of drug traffickers. The police must use the list to launch a coordinated attack on the drug...